Treat Dark Circles and Bags under Eyes

Saturday, October 13, 2007, 19:28
Health, Sports & Fitness
33 comments

Woman without Bags under Eyes Some people are afraid of doing facial exercises, because they think, facial fitness only increases wrinkles and makes them deeper: “You make the same things, which cause face wrinkles!”. Facial exercises do not cause wrinkles. Quite the contrary, they tone facial muscles and let you look younger without any surgery. The most important thing here is to do them correctly. It does not matter, how good your skin care is and what creams and masks you use, if you do not firm up your face muscles, your face look will still depend on your age. A truly ageless face skin can be achieved only by two regular procedures: good skin care and facial exercise.

Why Facial Exercises are Good

Facial exercises provide blood flow to the skin and, thus, make your skin elastic and remove toxins. You can start exercising at whatever age, it is never late. Maybe you are reading about facial fitness for the first time – it is because such an easy and financially unprofitable, but effective procedure is not promoted as much as, for example, skin care products. For those, who already knows, how good facial exercises are and want more effective exercises or just want to try them, here is one more exercise, which helps to get rid of the unhealthy and tired look caused by the bags under eyes.

Get Rid of Bags under Eyes

The Following exercises help get rid of dark circles under eyes. Some of them are also effective for a good eyesight.

Sit down straight and close you eyes, take a minute to relax. Then lift your eyebrows, hold them in this position for two seconds (make sure you are stretching your upper eyelid during this) and weaken them for another two seconds. After this open your eyes widely, stay so for two seconds. Repeat these two positions one by one 10 times.
Sit straight and close your eyes. Look down, then in two seconds look up, then, again, in two seconds look down and so on. Make it rapidly. All this should be done with closed eyes. Make 10 repetitions.
Sit straight with open eyes. Look down, then look up, than left, then right. Hold your pupil in each position for one second. Repeat the cycle 10 times. By the way, these eye movements are a good eye exercise, for example, for those, who sit by pc all day long staring at the screen and whose eyes get tired of it.
Sit down straight. Open your eyes. Put the index finger and the long finger of your right hand under the right eye, right to the zone, where bags and dark circles appear. Make the same with your left hand fingers. Lift your fingers by only the muscle of your lower eyelids. Do not press your fingers too much. Make 20 repetitions.
After this eye exercises lay down and close your eyes, give your eyes five minutes to relax, they have deserved it.

Please, do not forget, that only regular exercises will provide good results. Once you have achieved the result, maintain it by doing the same exercises. You can also do exercises helping get rid of lines around the lips.

Tags: bags under eyes, eye, eye exercises, eye health, face, facial exercises, Wrinkles

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33 Comments on “Treat Dark Circles and Bags under Eyes”

rachelle wrote on 14 October, 2007, 14:09
ok…i’m 57…did not sun damage.i eat fairly well, lots of water. salt baths, cream, rest. lil smokn cigs..lil drinkn, and the secret to my skin is pretty feet…use it on my face 1-3 times a week. i have no visible wrinkles keeps the puffyness at bay. my daughter who is 31 said mom you look about 37. after exfoliat with pretty feet the creams work better.. ps if bags are that bad have a dr remove the bottom fat pads….. the key word to living is excercise…..
Janis wrote on 14 October, 2007, 14:52
please re-phrase the 4th exercise. It is not clear to me as stated!
Geniusbeauty.com wrote on 14 October, 2007, 17:11
Janis, thank you for your question! I am sorry, that I wrote it unclear. I meant the following: place your fingers under your eyes and lift them only with your lower eyelid’s muscle. The index finger and the long finger of your right hand should be just underneath your right eye. The index finger and the long finger of the left hand should be placed underneath your left eye. Lift the fingers, then release, then lift again etc. Make 20 repetitions.
Alex wrote on 17 March, 2008, 18:28
Hi im 14 years old. I have really bad dark bags under my eyes. They are natural and is a genetic. Im not allowed to get any surgary yet so i was just wondering if someone has a reallly good idea that would work. Cause i reallly want to know!!
Thank you so much
akleema wrote on 5 April, 2008, 21:10
tea bags,potato , cucumbers idk im tryin dem now and i am only 13 years old i sleep like for 4-6 hours cause i have skool and go to bed like around 12 or 1
Nancy wrote on 28 April, 2008, 19:40
I have a question and it would be wonderful if you answer back. Well heres the question. how do we avoid getting bags?
Jayshree wrote on 23 May, 2008, 3:12
Dear,

I am 23 yrs old girl. I Finished my MBA just before 2 days. During exams i used to be very busy and stressed.Even I had less time to sleep. But nowadays i am free, relaxed with no exam tensions. Please clear my doubt that either the above given exercises are enough to get rid of the dark circles or i have to do something else also?
i need natural way to remove the dark circles like suggested in the article.

thank you.
Geniusbeauty.com wrote on 23 May, 2008, 11:24
As for Nancy’s question, in order to avoid bags under eyes avoid drinking too much water during the day, sleep at least 8 hours a night, don’t go to bed too late. Stress may also contribute to bags under eyes. If the bags under eyes are a genetic problem, like Alex has, you may just camouflage them using a certain toner.

Such methods as using cucumber slices, ice are also effective. You can read about them and the causes of bags under eyes in this short article:
http://geniusbeauty.com/cosmetics/causes-treatment-bags-under-eyes/

Jayshree, let me congratulate you on finishing the MBA study! You are young now, and doing that exercises regularly will by all means help you avoid early eyelid wrinkles, tone the skin around eyes and train that muscles inside. It’s very good, that you do them, so don’t stop. You can’t imagine now, how happy you will be in some years, if you go on doing them, you will prevent that skin problems all women have, as they age. These exercises will not rid one of very bad under eye bags in a week, but they are really effective at least as wrinkle prevention and reduction. Maybe some suntan could help in your situation or the tea compresses mentioned in the article I gave link to above. Your dark circles may also be due to some genetic factors. The main thing is to understand, what causes dark circles under your eyes and only then look for the treatment. Try to remember, if you had them always or if they started with your exams, sleepless nights or study. Anyway, don’t forget about facial exercises.
swati wrote on 13 June, 2008, 22:13
Why would you advise someone to not drink too much water during the way? Most people don’t drink enough, and water is actually going to be more beneficial to the skin, than not drinking enough of it. Strange advice for a website to be giving that is all about looking young.
john wrote on 26 June, 2008, 22:20
It goes against what other people say. Intake more water and less salt.
kassy wrote on 19 August, 2008, 2:42
so these excersises only prevent?? Or do they help grt rid of bags and dark circles??
pingu wrote on 14 September, 2008, 17:47
i dont understand how to do the exercises they are all unclear
Irine wrote on 30 September, 2008, 18:58
the third exercise, do i place my fingers on the under the eye vertically or horizontally.. and i dont really understand.. am i seposed to lift my fingers slightly by stretching my lower eyelid up (by looking up) thats the only way i figured i could do it?
alex wrote on 4 October, 2008, 18:14
None of these comments are of any help. No one has any idea what there talking about and should just keep there advice to them self.
ricci wrote on 21 October, 2008, 14:16
I thought drinking lots of water is very good for you ,but Geniusbeauty.com said don’t drinks lots of water during the day?
Geniusbeauty.com wrote on 21 October, 2008, 20:31
Ricci, this is true, as drinking a lot of water contributes to swellings, it can be seen uder eyes. Especially if you eat plenty of salt, which keeps the water in the body causing under eye bags. Well, it doesn’t mean, you should drink as little as you can.
Naomi wrote on 1 November, 2008, 12:52
Hi I am 14 years old and I always have bags under my eyes, my mum says it genitic because she has them but she is 51. I want to get rid of them because even people at school tell me you have bags under your eyes and the rest of them don`t. I heard about the new Garnier eye roll on which will help but I also read the eye exercises. What should I do to get rid of them ? Please please answer me Thanks You, fromNaomi
fatima wrote on 21 December, 2008, 10:05
hi im 21 and have seriouse bags and dark circles and a good nigt sleep every night,ive tried all natural remedies but the darkness dsnt seem to go .wat can i do?
wendy wrote on 27 January, 2009, 7:11
you should drink more water- you only retain fluid of you are dehydrated. everyone knows that. and too much sleep as opposed to too little is more like to cause bags. you need to distinguish between the dark pigmentation underneath the eye and bags. they are entiely different things. dark pigmentation is unfortunately not goin anywhere- its like trying to have olive skin when youa re pale and freckly- pure genetics. but easily covered with foundation and usually not as bad as you think simply certain lights play it up- usallu the florescent ones in bathrooms. bags. drink water to help avoid retaining fluid. exercise, sleep with head elevated, DO NOT OVERSLEEP, and some light facial massage( don’t pull at skin) to help drain away fluid. good luck. but be aware if building up over long time, equally likely to take long time to go away. these things have worked for me, but as it took nearly a year for them to build up, its taken nearly three months for them to disapate.
sara wrote on 23 March, 2009, 16:37
rubbish drinking water is the key I have been advised by a doctor and drinking to little can cause eye bags and dark circles!!!!!!
joyce wrote on 28 May, 2009, 15:33
Place your index finger softly on your undereye bag in a horizontal position. Do not pull or tug at the skin. Using your undereye muscles only, gently lift the bag using your finger for slight resistance. Repeat this 20 times daily. This will strengthen those undereye muscles. The key is to be very, very gentle. It will help. Always drink lots of water to flush toxins from your body, watch your salt intake as some of this puffiness is water retention. I have been doing this for 20 years and it works. Always treat this area of your face like precious porcelaine because it is so very delicate. Good luck…
Pie wrote on 29 May, 2009, 7:41
im 12 i have deep dark bags under both eyes it’s genetic and it’s NOT lack of sleep i sleep from 9.00 – 7.30 and i have tried cucumber and ice i even went to bed at 7 oclock for a week i also were concealer which is not cheap to buy and i am wasting my money on hiding who i really am please i need a sollution and fast !!
Ali wrote on 1 June, 2009, 14:12
Joyce, Is the eyelid movement the same one that you use when you can’t read and slightly squint so the letters come into focus? I see that movement lift the bags under my eyes even though it gives me wrinkles coming down from the inside corners of my eyes.
Pie wrote on 1 June, 2009, 15:34
I follow the exercises the ones where you tap your eyelids lightly but i look like a freak tbh (
kim s wrote on 2 June, 2009, 17:43
All eye creams seem to come in tiny .5oz / 15ml containers – which is a waste of money…i like the Made from Earth Olive Night creme because its a large 2 ounce container and has worked WONDERS under my eyes and wrinkles on the sides of my face.

I really enjoy the Olive Night creme – I use it as an under eye cream as recommended by their website. My routine has been putting some of the cream along my lower lid and then gently rubing under my eyes before i go to bed at night. The cream stays put, and doesn’t get into my eyes. It also doesn’t have any fumes or aromas to make my eyes water since it is organic and chemical free. I’m the one whose eyes will tear if our cat wanders next to me and rubs my shoulder, so my eyes are generally rather sensitive.

I use this each morning and evening. I really can tell the difference, that my eyes look less tired, that the skin looks more healthy. And really, it makes sense. All skin needs moisture to stay healthy. That skin beneath and around your eyes is extremely thin, so if any skin on your body is going to show dehydration first, it would be your eyes. People look at your eyes all the time when they talk to you, so they notice that pretty quickly.

The downside of course is that eye cream is rather pricey – but again, for the above reasons, I don’t think it’s as bad as it might seem at first. You use tiny amounts. The cream is specially formulated to be safe for use near your eyes, and to be light enough to absorb into that delicate skin. You really DO need to take care of that skin area in a special way, since the skin is so delicate. And it’s well worth it to do that, since people who talk to you are generally looking at your face and your eyes when they do so.

I tend to be frugal, but this is one of the areas where I think taking good care of yourself is worth it in the long run. I bought from the website because I believe they only have stores in London and New York – highly recommended for healthy women looking for an under eye with proven results!
jessii wrote on 3 June, 2009, 11:30
please help me i am 15 years old and i think i have terrible bad bags underneath my eyes although other people say they are not bad
i use creams but they dont seem to be working
please help me
kathy wrote on 30 July, 2009, 14:13
;[ i’m 13 and i’ve had pufffy eye/bags under my eyes. i’ve had it my whole life thanks to my dad, i’ve seen puffy eyes and they are not bad as mine. mine is like 1 inch down . i don’t have wrinklees at all. i’ve tried everything and nothing works! yes i do gett sleep but at times during the day my eye bags aren’t puffy. trust me you will not beleive how huge they are, it’s like what old people have. what do i do?! i wish i could send a picture but someone help!!
Pie wrote on 25 August, 2009, 13:16
I know im thirteen to and my eyes are seiously BLACK my eyes are quite big to be honest but i also have HUGE black circles under my eyes i hate it !

i have tried everything from creams to the exercises listed and cucumber nothing works please help me !!!!!!!!!!!!
Chlo wrote on 24 October, 2009, 6:50
Im 14 and i have dark bags aswell and my mum says they don’t look that bad but she just says that so i don’t get upset. My dad has hudge bags but thats because he works really late and there not even dark like mine and he never had them when he was younger. None of my friend have them and i try to go to bed early but i can never can get to sleep It’s really getting me down and i’m very self conscious and it’s really confusing because i look on some websites similar to this one some and some people say that will work and others say it won’t i asked my mum if we can go and see a doctor about getting cream or something and she says don’t be so silly. I don’t know what to do
Kathy wrote on 28 October, 2009, 20:27
I have always had very dark circles under my eyes since early childhood. When I reached my 30’s if I had not gotten enough sleep or was rather stressed they were so bad that it looked as though I had two black eyes. About 5 years ago, my daughter told me that a friend of hers had the same problem and her doctor told her it was a milk allergy. I have noticed that when I curb my milk intake for a few days the dark circles under my eyes become much lighter and the bags are also less pronounced. I do drink a lot of milk and eat quite a lot of dairy so I do not know if giving up milk would make them completely disappear. I just thought I would mention this problem with milk and my “black eyes” in case this could help someone else; at 47 I’m just going to curb my intake and live with it.. and utilize my excellent concealer!
Rochelle wrote on 8 November, 2009, 9:06
im 15 and thanks to staying up late and studying ive been getting dark circles. does ice help to soften the eye and reduce the wrinkles and the puffiness and all? i mean,is it actually ok to use it?

thanks